St Stanislaus 'A' (Bandra) defended their Mumbai Schools Sports Association (MSSA) boys' U-12 inter-school hockey title with a 4-2 win via tie-breaker over Don Bosco 'A' (Matunga) at St Stanislaus ground, Bandra yesterday.


The St Stanislaus U-12 hockey team after beating Don Bosco (Matunga) 4-2 to win the MSSA title yesterday. Pic/Sameer Markande 

The match went into the tie-breaker after both teams were locked 1-1 at the end of regulation time. Don Bosco's Kris Benson gave the Matunga team the lead in the 29th minute, but their joy was short-lived as four minutes later Joshua D'Souza scored the equaliser.

In the tie-breaker, Josiah Noronha, Saurabh Mayekar and Calvin D'Silva scored for St Stanislaus, while only Nathan Murzello scored for Bosco's.